Published February 8, 2018 | Version v1
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Mexico's CJNG: Local Consolidation, Military Expansion and Vigilante Rhetoric

  • 1. Cátedra Conacyt, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Description

The CJNG is expanding its presence and influence throughout Mexico. In each of the states where the group operates, it continues to successfully exploit its defining features: the flexibility to combine a military perspective with its historical criminal ties, a strategic commitment to become involved in pre-existing conflicts, and the promotion of vigilante rhetoric through propaganda.

At the moment, the rewards of this strategy seem to outweigh the risks assumed by the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) and its leader, Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho.”

A look at some of the 20 states where the CJNG is believed to be present helps to understand how this criminal organization is consolidating and expanding.

Notes

Analysis for InSight Crime Foundation. También se adjunta versión en español.

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